The late Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy left many legacies in his work across genres, but one that might not be as well known is his role as a champion of beauty of all sizes, including his plus size photographic work with San Francisco-based Fat Bottom Revue, featured in 2007. Nimoy, known as Spock in Star Trek, had been bitten by the photography bug early, and has photographs in ....More...

Google is backing off a decision to conceal sexually explicit material on its Blogger service in reaction to an outcry from people incensed about the censorship of their nude photos. The decision announced Friday reverses a more conservative policy announced earlier this week. Blogger warned its users had until March 23 to remove most nude pictures or their site would be switched ....More...

Skinny dip world record smashed by 790 nude swimmers at Fremantle’s South Beach

Perth has smashed the world record for the largest number of people skinny dipping simultaneously. On Sunday morning, 790 beach bums stripped off and ran into the water at Fremantle’s South Beach, breaking the previous record of 744 skinny dippers held by New Zealand. PerthNow columnist Heidi Anderson, hit92.9’s breakfast presenter, took part in the skinny drip challenge organised by....More...

French Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction Over Facebook in Nude Painting Case

A court ruled on Thursday that it had jurisdiction over Facebook in the case of a teacher who sued the company after he was suspended from the social network for posting a picture of a famous nude painting. Facebook argued that the site’s terms of service, which users consent to when they sign up, state that any legal disputes will be handled by courts in California, where the company is based. But the court, in Paris, ruled that ....More...

Dr. Seuss' forgotten adult book stars seven naked sisters

The literary work of beloved children's book author Dr. Seuss wasn't all cats in hats and truffula trees. Tucked away in his canon of books is Theodore Seuss Geisel's adult picture book: The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family. According to Maria Popova of Brain Pickings, when Seuss left Vanguard for Random House in 1939, he asked his publisher to allow ....More...

Heidi Anderson: Skinny dipping with strangers

AT the start of 2015, I made a commitment to step out of my comfort zone this year, and do things that will test my limits while pumping some adrenaline through my veins. I’ve always played things safely and never really stepped out of my comfort zone. OK, that’s a lie — in 2013 I completely overstepped my boundaries when I entered the Big Brother house. But 2014 was a little different — I started a new ....More...

The right to bare all: Swimmers want nudity back at New Orleans club

Here’s a new hashtag you’ll be seeing on Twitter and Instagram… “Nude not Lewd” (#nudenotlewd). A group of New Orleans activists are starting a petition to bring back the option of nude bathing at a New Orleans club. Dillon Henderson sees absolutely nothing wrong with being naked! “It’s just nudity. It’s just nakedness. Chill out! That’s a social construct to think that being naked is dirty,” he said. He believes in ....More...

Nudists express concerns about bikini barista initiative

Last night, Spokane City Council considered what to do with a citizen initiative that would specify what parts of the body can be bared in public. The initiative was spearheaded by a group of moms who want more restrictions on so-called “bikini baristas,” or coffee stands where scantily clad women (or women not clad in anything at all) serve drive-thru customers coffee, sometimes in plain view ....More...

Doncaster camp site to host week long naked festival

A Doncaster camp site is to host a week long nudist festival later this year. Candy Farm camp site near Finningley is set to stage its annual Nudestock Festival in May when naturist guests will be able to leave their clothes behind and enjoy activities such as naked yoga, barbecues in the buff as well as nude Scottish dancing and pool and darts. The sixth annual festival at the farm on ....More...

Hike Nude for an adventure in geology

This is a hike in an often overlooked small wash and canyon with fascinating geology and vegetation, similar to that found in the larger, more frequently visited washes and canyons in the Vallecito Mountains. It can be considered a refresher course for those who recently visited the nearby Narrows Earth Trail and want to find other examples of the geological formations displayed....More...

Retired archivist John McPartlin, 66, said in a letter to the Ham&High today: “The only place in the whole of London where public naturist sunbathing is possible is at the men’s outdoor pond on Hampstead Heath. At the ladies’ pond only topless sunbathing is permitted. “That women who would like to acquire an even, all-over tan, the same as the men, are not able to do so is a real ....More...

Flock okay with naked pastor’s video

Some Christians are fuming, saying KZN Pastor Sthembiso Zondo has done nothing wrong and should be left alone, after a video of him walking naked in his home went viral over social networks this week. The video of the divorced pastor was allegedly taken by a woman who was with him in his lounge. A foot with a nail painted with pink nail polish appears in the video. Zondo has a slot on ....More...

Hotels in Birmingham have been given a poor rating by one of the world’s biggest comparison websites – but a naturist retreat comes out top in the city. The Clover Spa &amp; Hotel, near Erdington, was the city’s highest-rated venue among customers whose views were gathered by Trivago. But overall the city’s growing status as an international centre of leisure and commerce failed to ....More...

Battle brewing over a South Okanagan clothing optional beach

There’s a battle brewing over a South Okanagan clothing optional beach that’s pitting naturists against families who live in the area. No trespassing signs and fences have forced the naturists from the more secluded area of the beach closer to the family portion. With a controversial website, petitions and letter writing campaigns both sides claim they are being bullied. Matt Fraser, a Three Mile Road ....More...

Chicago defends law against going topless

The city on Wednesday filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit over the right of women to go topless in Chicago, arguing that nudity is not protected expression under the Constitution and that “female breasts are considered erogenous in a way that male breasts are not.” lRelated Woman sues Chicago over right to bare breasts in public Breaking News Woman sues Chicago over ....More...

Would Alice Munro attend a naked book club? Probably not, but I did anyway

What would Alice Munro do? That is the one question I have asked myself repeatedly since I published my first novel, Shirts and Skins. And over the past two years I have tried my best to adhere to this mantra: I have done library readings, chatted and sipped tea with ladies’ book clubs, exchanged polite correspondence with readers and had the occasional book signing, just as I thought Alice ....More...

An ex-boyfriend put nude images of Emma Holten on the Internet -- but she refuses to be ashamed of her naked body. A new photo series featuring Holten nude, shot by a photographer of her own choice, allow the activist to show her body on her own terms. The Danish activist was the victim of revenge porn three years ago, when an ex-boyfriend shared intimate photographs on a "creepshot" ....More...

A student photographer is hoping to challenge the traditional portrayal of the human body with her new collection. Livvy Dunn, aged 21, is in her third year of a photography course at Plymouth University, and is compiling a portfolio of portrait shots. Her ‘Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder’ collection features nude models in a series of so-called ‘male’ and ‘female’ poses....More...

Nudist bed-and-breakfast inn closes its doors for good in Uptown New Orleans

It became clear to Wayne Porter in 2002 that if he wanted to keep his New Orleans bed-and-breakfast alive, he would have to appeal to a different clientele. In the eight years he had owned and operated The Dive Inn, a 10-room lodging house on a quiet residential block in Uptown, Porter had hosted thousands of tourists from around the world, who relished the inn's quirky charm and heated....More...

Meet the therapist who likes painting on naked models

A German speech therapist spends her free time transforming human “canvases” into living, breathing works of art. The days of using a traditional canvas are long behind Gesine Marwedel — she instead opts to paint horses, eagles and fantastical landscapes onto the bodies of nude models. Modal Trigger Photo: Barcroft “In contrast to painting a canvas, during body painting you have a 3D canvas....More...

Canberran nudists find a natural home in the Kambah Pools

There's nothing more Canberran than enjoying the natural bush close to home, especially at the nudist section of the Kambah Pools. Since 1972, a corridor of the Murrumbidgee River in Canberra's south has been a sanctuary for those willing to shed their clothes and inhibitions. But while the prospect of public nudity may be confronting to some, an ACT Nudist Club spokesman said the Kambah Pool was a perfect location for those willing to experiment with nudity. "We do have people come to us who have never been nudists before and people certainly go to the Kambah Pools to try it out for....More...

Widower plans to set up a nudist colony in his garden

We all want friends that we can bare all to. But for one man in Southmoor, he’s looking for that in a more literal sense. Avid naturist John Weston, 72, is hoping that in 2015, he can some forge firm friendships with fellow enthusiasts. He had been part of a naturist society but stopped going following the death of his wife Margaret. However, after watching the Channel Four documentary....More...

Which Male Senators Liked to Swim Naked in the Senate Pool?

The latest Politico magazine features a long read by Liza Mundy on "The Secret History of Women in the Senate." While the whole article is surely fascinating, I'd like to focus for a moment on the tantalizing anecdote laid out in its first two paragraphs. Kay Hagan just wanted to swim. It was late 2008, and the Democrat was newly arrived on Capitol Hill as North Carolina's junior senator-elect. But Hagan....More...

British Museum explains why Greek statues are naked

When the British Museum opens its blockbuster exhibition of Greek sculpture this spring, curators believe visitors may have one burning question. Why are all the statues naked? While the neighbouring Egyptian and Assyrian galleries are filled with fully clothed gods and mortals, the ancient Greeks chose to depict the human body in its natural state. In an effort to educate visitors, the British....More...

Housekeeping Works Overtime and Other Confessions From a Nudist Resort

The idea of a nudist resort can be both alluring and terrifying. We all stumble upon clothing optional beaches from time to time, but to book a vacation that is all about the nudity is a different story. We decided to get the skinny (and the not so skinny) on what really goes down at amodern-day clothing-optional hotel. Alejandro Perez, Niche Market Manager for Karisma Hotels & Resorts including ....More...

“No nudes is good nudes” is constitutional, but discriminatory enforcement violates First Amendment

So holds Hightower v. City & County of S.F. (Dec. 24, 2014), allowing plaintiffs’ First Amendment case to go forward. Plaintiffs say they had been arrested for protesting nude against the San Francisco public nudity ban. That, the court concludes, would have been fine if the public nudity ban were evenly enforced: Here, Defendants’ legitimate interest in protecting the unsuspecting passerby from nudity as well as the other stated ....More...

It takes a lot of guts to hop, skip and jump your way across London's rooftops, it takes even more guts to do it completely naked. That is exactly what free running world-champion Tim Shieff and photographer Jason Paul did, in a bid to bring a new twist on the increasingly popular urban sport. In series breath-taking shots taken by Paul, we see Shieff captured jumping across buildings, running ....More...

Careful with that dumbbell! Meet the UK's first naked fitness trainer

The only balls most of us come across in the gym are of the Swiss exercise variety - unless your trainer is Colin Dobson. The 42-year-old has done away with fancy gym gear to become the country's only nude fitness instructor. And he says that his clients, who range in age from 19 to 70, have never looked back. However, those embracing the trend are dissuaded from taking part in high impact activities....More...

Artist blends modern graffiti with ancient calligraphy to create stunning pieces using women's bodies as a canvas

Being paid £3,000 per month for inscribing intricate writing patterns on young female models means that at just 23-years-old this self-taught artist probably has the world's best job. Talented 'calligraffiti' artist Pokras Lampas, from St. Petersburg, Russia, has his models strip naked before he scribbles his calligraphy freehand on their chests, navels and legs. The intricate designs wind around the models' ....More...

City Councilmen Deemed This Nude Pregnant Portrait 'Pornography'

Look below and you'll see a stunning contemporary photograph by Angela Strassheim, dubbed "Untitled (Janine Eight Months Pregnant)," depicting a nude pregnant woman outstretched on a sofa, currently on view at MOCA Jacksonville. The Connecticut-based artist is known for capturing transitional life moments in her works, fleeting points that separate childhood, adolescence and adulthood...More...

Napping in the nude could help slash your risk of diabetes, ward off infections, trim your waistline and make you feel more refreshed in the morning, research reveals. It may be cold out there but that's no reason not to get into your birthday suit for bed. And ditching your cosy PJs and sexy underwear could actually help cut your risk of diabetes, a new study revealed. In fact, the research by U.S. National....More...

In Free the Nipple Movie, Women Go Topless for Equality

Censorship matters to Lina Esco, whose new film Free the Nipple tells the story of a group of activists challenging laws by baring their chests in the streets. For Esco, "It's not about going topless, it's about equality." The movie grew out of a real-life campaign that questions a country that glorifies violence in the media but removes a woman from a flight for breastfeeding her baby. As one of the fictional ....More...

Inside nudist culture in Washington

Seattlepi.com staff photographer Jordan Stead spent 2014's summer and fall months documenting the often-misunderstood culture behind nudism at Issaquah's Fraternity Snoqualmie family nudist park. Expand arrow in lower right is recommended for better viewing. Editors note: This photo story includes partial front and back nudity, both female and male. Names have been removed and all subjects ....More...

Bernard Pollard: "I'm a nudist"

Bernard Pollard is a self-proclaimed nudist. During his weekly spot for The Tennesseean — known as "The Pollard Show" — on Wednesday, the Tennessee Titans defensive back was asked if he has any pre-game superstitions. For Pollard, any rituals he has basically come down to not wearing clothes. "When I get into the facility, I'll go get in the hot tub, shower, then go to my locker and just sit ....More...

The Social Psychology Of The Naked Selfie

If you're building a tech product that has anything to do with photos then you're probably feeling an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu lately, and it has to do with data security. It had become so routine that throughout the fall it was hard to imagine a Monday without hearing about another set of iCloud photos that been hacked during the weekend. And these aren't just typical pictures of the girl down the ....More...

No Strings Attached: Brazil Nudists Get Rio Beach

Pedro Ribeiro lives just one block away from Copacabana beach, one of the world's most celebrated stretches of golden sand. But almost every weekend he drives nearly three hours to soak up the sun on his own terms ? in the buff. Following a two-decade battle Ribeiro helped spearhead as the head of a local nudist association, Rio de Janeiro has its first beach for nudists, which may surprise some given the city's renown for its hedonistic Carnival celebrations and anything-goes attitude. Abrico beach, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of central Rio, was officially made a ....More...

Naked and marooned for 60 days on a tiny island

What do you do after you walk the Amazon? Ed Stafford -- adventurer extraordinaire and Guinness World Record holder for walking the length of the Amazon River -- likes a challenge. Casting about for an adventure that would top the extraordinary feat he recounts in Walking the Amazon, Stafford decides to maroon himself on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. His mission: to survive for sixty ....More...

'What painting portraits of naked women has taught me'

Aleah Chapin has seen a lot of naked women. In the past couple of years, she's studied wrinkles, tattoos, mastectomy scars, pubic hair, lactating breasts and sagging bosoms. The 28-year-old American artist, who hails from an island off Seattle and now lives in Brooklyn, has been lauded for her realist, larger-than-life depictions of 'real' female bodies. It started with the 'Aunties Project', which saw her....More...

Naked Lunacy: Not this very eccentric rambler, but the huge sums wasted jailing him

At last, the Naked Rambler has reached the end of the road. After almost a decade in and out of prison, Britain's most surprising inmate — real name Stephen Gough — has lost his chance of freedom at the European Court Of Human Rights in Strasbourg. He must now keep serving his two-and-a-half-year sentence in Winchester Prison for breaching an indefinite Asbo against being naked in public....More...

Ebola Scare Hits Nudist Tourist Spot on Canary Islands

An Ebola scare hit an unexpected place this week: a nude beach. A boat arrived Wednesday on a Maspalomas beach in the Canary Islands, filled with nearly two-dozen undocumented travelers, according to Reuters. Some of the travelers had fevers, prompting officials to initiate their own Ebola protocol, isolating the migrants on the beach for five hours as nude tourists looked on. Officials in masks....More...

Ritz Tower suing to block nudist 'castle'

Views of a nudity-friendly spa were not in this white glove condo's offering plan! So the board of the buttoned-up Ritz Tower at 465 Park Ave. is suing the neighboring Galleria Building at 115-117 E. 57th St. to block construction of Manhattan's first location of the popular Spa Castle chain. The luxe residential skyscraper's board sniffs in a new Manhattan Supreme Court suit​ ​that the mega-spa's bathing in....More...

Ready for some tasteful nudity to support a good cause? The 2015 naked calendar of the University of Warwick men's rowing team is out to combat gay discrimination. The U.K. squad has been producing a nude datebook fundraiser since 2009. When it discovered that much of its audience was gay, the team figured it should direct its charity toward the LGBT community, according to a video released to....More...

The skinny on Palm Springs' 'naked bridge'

Now wait just a minute here: you mean there's a "naked bridge" within spittin' distance from my house, and I'm just now hearing about it? I've always assumed that the bridge is there to provide access parking for the condos on the other side: the developer needed a certain number of units to make the project work, but space was at such a premium that they had to buy some land across the street for parking....More...

My girlfriend is going to be a nude model

My girlfriend is considering doing nude modeling in an art school. I understand that it is only for art but I am still very hesitant. She doesn't want to discuss it, and even though it's not happening yet, she said she will not tell me when she starts it. I've told her it's bothering me and she understands, but she may still go ahead with it. Am I overreacting? I am really stressing about this. We are talking about getting engaged soon (and she's promised she wouldn't do it after that) but it is really stressing me out. -- Stressed I'm going with (a) Overreacting -- but only to the modeling itself. I won't end my answer....More...

Vic grandmother snapped sunbaking topless in property advertisement

A Melbourne grandmother is furious after she was snapped sun baking topless and in a G-String for a real estate advertising campaign. Mandy Lingard, a mother of three and grandmother of one, had stripped down and was soaking up the sun in the privacy of her own back yard when she was photographed by a drone taking aerial images of her neighbour's multi-million dollar property at Mount Martha....More...

Chicago woman at topless demonstration sues city over fines

A woman who was stopped by an officer while at a topless protest in Chicago in support of women's right to appear bare-chested in public has filed a lawsuit against the city. Sonoko Tagami said she and other women attended a demonstration in August, and wore opaque body paint over their breasts to comply with a Chicago ordinance, the complaint, filed Tuesday in a U.S. District Court in Illinois, said. Still, Tagami said she was told by a Chicago police officer that she needed to "discontinue her protest" or "be subjected to a full custodial arrest." The demonstration, called "GoTopless....More...

Sailing in the buff: Best topless cruises

For passengers who want sun sans tan lines there are nude theme cruises and select other opportunities to go topless on some cruise ships (on others, crew may turn the other cheek as long as you are discreet). Select beaches at cruise ports including in the Caribbean also appeal to those who like to let it all hang out. Here are the best cruises for going topless. Hapag-Loyd: Europeans tend to be....More...

Rio designates first nudist beach

It is a city where the locals have long enjoyed showing off a bit of bronzed flesh, but the people of Rio can now go all the way. Abrico beach, an hour's drive west of Rio's center, was officially designated as the Brazilian city's first nudist site on Tuesday. "This is a courageous decision by the mayor and it will help Rio become a cultural and tourist reference point, especially with the city about to celebrate....More...

110 Mexican women pose nude for US photographer

San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), Oct 31 (IANS/EFE) As many as 110 women posed nude as a group here for US photographer Spencer Tunick, who conducted a photo shoot with the theme of Mexico's Day of the Dead. With just a strip of flowers around their necks, women of all ages braved the chilly morning temperatures and fog Thursday covering this highland town in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato to pose en masse for Tunick. This is the second time that the photographer has staged a photo shoot on the theme of death in San Miguel de Allende, a town he visits frequently....More...

Here's Your First Glimpse Of Seth Rogen And James Franco's Episode Of 'Naked & Afraid'

Last month James Franco posted a few images on Instagram that looked suspiciously like behind-the-scenes hijinks from an episode of Discovery's nude survivalist series Naked & Afraid starring him and Seth Rogen. Turns out there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for the pictures: they were behind-the-scenes hijinks from an episode of Discovery's nude survivalist series Naked & Afraid starring....More...